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Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul killed in crash at age of 31

Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam compete for Canada at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championship. The couple married in 2021
Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam compete for Canada at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championship. The couple married in 2021. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

The former Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has died at the age of 31 in a car crash, Skate Canada has confirmed.

Paul was involved in a seven-vehicle crash earlier this week in Melancthon Township, approximately 60 miles north-west of Toronto. Her baby son was also in the car and was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Three other people were injured in the crash. Paul was pronounced dead at the scene.

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